Learning Physics is not usually considered a part of service of God. Nor is it considered a way to come to enlightenment. Both of these assumptions are not like the Rambam [Maimonides].[That is to come to fear and love of God and attachment with God is through Physics and Metaphysics.]
[That is along with learning the Oral and Written Law. That is the Old Testament and the Mishna.]
In the Guide, the Rambam is more explicit about this, but it turns up in Mishne Torah also, and in the Musar book Obligations of the Heart.
The question is how to do this for people that are not particularity talented in that area and for that I think the best idea is just to say the words and go on and to know that eventually you will understand. [That is given enough time.]
[Of course you have to understand enlightenment in a wider way than just experiencing the "Infinite Light". I mean to say one can even have true experience of the the Light of God, but that does not necessarily come with right knowledge. The kind of enlightenment the Rambam is talking about is a wider concept that simply experiencing the Divine Light.
The way to make sense of this in my opinion is through the idea of the Hidden Torah inside Creation (the physical universe).
[The Rambam openly says he is referring to the Physics and Metaphysics of the ancient Greeks. --not mysticism.]'''
The hidden Torah inside Creation is a theme which comes up in Reb Nachman quite often. But the most simple way to explain it is the idea of the Hidden Statement [the highest statement of Creation.]
[I think it is proper to mention here the idea of שיעורים כסדרם (learning sessions in order) which means to learn short sessions in the different subjects that you need to cover every day. This can be helpful when you are in a situation where you have a few subjects you need to cover daily like Tenach (Old Testament), Mishna, Gemara, Midrash, Physics, Metaphysics. What is helpful is to do just two pages of each subject and then to go on to the next subject.] [Sessions in order is how Bava Sali learned. It comes from the Ari.]
[That is along with learning the Oral and Written Law. That is the Old Testament and the Mishna.]
In the Guide, the Rambam is more explicit about this, but it turns up in Mishne Torah also, and in the Musar book Obligations of the Heart.
The question is how to do this for people that are not particularity talented in that area and for that I think the best idea is just to say the words and go on and to know that eventually you will understand. [That is given enough time.]
[Of course you have to understand enlightenment in a wider way than just experiencing the "Infinite Light". I mean to say one can even have true experience of the the Light of God, but that does not necessarily come with right knowledge. The kind of enlightenment the Rambam is talking about is a wider concept that simply experiencing the Divine Light.
The way to make sense of this in my opinion is through the idea of the Hidden Torah inside Creation (the physical universe).
[The Rambam openly says he is referring to the Physics and Metaphysics of the ancient Greeks. --not mysticism.]'''
The hidden Torah inside Creation is a theme which comes up in Reb Nachman quite often. But the most simple way to explain it is the idea of the Hidden Statement [the highest statement of Creation.]
[I think it is proper to mention here the idea of שיעורים כסדרם (learning sessions in order) which means to learn short sessions in the different subjects that you need to cover every day. This can be helpful when you are in a situation where you have a few subjects you need to cover daily like Tenach (Old Testament), Mishna, Gemara, Midrash, Physics, Metaphysics. What is helpful is to do just two pages of each subject and then to go on to the next subject.] [Sessions in order is how Bava Sali learned. It comes from the Ari.]
